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I'm a reporter specialising in politics, the far right, disinformation and medical misinformation.
Cruz shared a video comparing Russian and US army recruitment ads, and called the US Army "emasculated." An expert on far-right disinformation has traced the meme to pro-Russian, far-right networks. Conservatives have long shared material originating from far-right networks to attack liberals. See more stories on Insider's business page.
In Facebook groups and Telegram channels, "de-vaccination" misinformation is spreading. De-vaccination is medically impossible. But some advocates are encouraging people to try. Insider found blood-letting and dangerous chemicals recommended as methods. On social media channels devoted to anti-vaccine conspiracy theories, a new craze is spreading.
At a gathering of some of the world's most virulent opponents of LGBT equality, Russian conservative activist Dmitry Komov warned of the destructive agenda underlying the spread of liberal values. The West, he told a far-right French TV station in December, was committed to the "destruction of all of our collective identities: national identity, religious identity, gender identity," and warned it would result in "the destruction of human identity."